Death adders inject, on average, 40–100 mg of highly toxic venom in each bite.

Australia is also home to the world's largest living structure, the Great Barrier Reef, which is 1,500 miles in length. Comprised of over 3,000 individual reef systems, the Great Barrier Reef hosts thousands of species of fish, mollusks, sharks, marine mammals and sea turtles.

It is the world's largest marine sanctuary and just one of the countless biodiverse natural wonders Australia has to offer.

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